caring for those with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)

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About Lydia’s FTD House

We started this site because one day in the hospital Lydia managed to get out the sentence “I need to be successful.” Another time she said, “I can’t afford this.” Recently, my sister said, “I need to go to the interview.”

Lydia needs help with the normal activities of daily living, so she’s not going to be able to work to pay for her medical care. Or, her housing expenses.

Because of the tragedy of her experience, we’d like to help other families so they don’t to go through what Lydia and our family has had to go through.

If we could add two questions to the Mini Mental-State Exam, so that ER, primary, neurology, psychology, and psychiatry specialists could help diagnose this sooner other families would not have to go through the horrible odyssey our family has.

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Thank you, generous donors!

Our Inaugural FTD Awareness Dinner–Food for Thought: Hollywood Beach, raised over $7,000 for the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration! In my first event, we raised the 3rd most donations for the AFTD of all the fundraisers. I’m trying to double that in 2018. Margy Gates’ painting sold for $2,000 and 65 people bought tickets to the dinner and participated in the silent auction. More generous donations came through online by people who couldn’t attend. Thanks to Kelly’s Lot and The Waterside Restaurant and all the generous donors. Thank you all for making this event a success!

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Together, we can #EndFTD!
https://www.classy.org/fundraiser/1596068

Your donation to AFTD's Food For Thought Campaign will help fuel AFTD's mission: to improve the quality of life of people affected by FTD and drive research to a cure.